Skullcrusher Bass Tabs - Overkill @ BigBassTabs.com

Artist: OverKill
Song:   Skullcrusher
Album:  The Years Of Decay

Tabbed by JOSH/SCALLYWAG

Tuning: CFBE (2 steps down)OH MY!!!


Intro:

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Riff A:

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Riff B (Play twice):

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Riff C (Play twice):

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 (1st verse)
  Standing at the crossroads
  Which way you gonna go
  And what you gonna do when it comes
  Bargaining with gasoline
  Take a ride on this machine
  Gonna get me some
  When it comes
  Just how far you gonna go
  Somebody should let you know
  Once you're in you ain't getting out
  Put a side your foolish pride
  So you take just one more ride
  I don't think you know what it's about
  Here it comes

Then the sequence is repeated; play Riff B twice and play Riff C twice

 (2nd verse)
  Riding on a living hell
  Got another soul to sell
  Right is right and wrong is wrong
  Life's a dream
  On this machine
  It lasts just about as long
  So you think you know it all
  And when you ride you never fall
  I got some news for you
  Entice you with a wicked smile
  Take a ride for a while
  Seems that the news is true
  Yes it's true


Riff D (Play twice):

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 (Chorus)
  Oh take me away
  On the ride of your life
  Oh put me away
  Deathpusher
  Oh take me away
  Last time of my life
  Skullcrusher



Riff E (Play twice):

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(Chorus)
  Oh take me away
  On the ride of your life
  Oh put me away
  Deathpusher
  Oh take me away
  Last time of my life
  Skullcrusher

Riff F (Play twice):

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And then the bridge starts

Riff G (Play twice):

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 (Bridge)
  Ten thousand nightmares
  Ten thousand years
  Ten thousand martyrs crying
  Ten million tears

Fill 1 (Play twice):

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 (Bridge)
  All the thinking never done
  All the murder, all the fun
  Wash the blood from your hands
  Bury your secrets in the sand
  And forget

  Your mouth went dry
  Shortness on breath
  Symptoms of fear
  Symptoms of Death

As soon as you enter the measure in which Bobby screams "Death", it goes like 
this (it's 6/4 measure!)

Fill 2:

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Fill 3 (Play 4 times):

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Riff H (Play 8 times):

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Riff I (Play 4 times):

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 (3rd verse)
  Tracks go on for miles
  Through the agony and smiles
  Laying there in pieces on the ground
  What the hell, you take a chance
  Crusher call, make your stance
  When you're dead you never make a sound
  Racing with the Devil
  Engine's slowing down
  Fifty years too early
  And you're laying underground...
  You're crushed!

Then repeat Riff B twice again and until the song finishes, repeat this new 
riff until the song is over:

Riff J (Repeat and fade):

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 (Chorus)
  Oh take me away
  On the ride of my life
  Oh put me away
  Deathpusher
  Oh take me away
  Last time of my life
  Oh take me away
  Skullcrusher
  Oh take me away
  On the ride of my life
  Oh put me away
  Deathpusher
  Oh take me away
  Oh take me away
  Oh take me away
  Skullcrusher

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1. The Basics

Strings and Frets:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
- The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
- The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string bass).
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---3---------------|
E|-------------------|
            
```
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.

2. Common Techniques

Hammer-On (h):
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5h7---------|
            
```
Pull-Off (p):
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------7p5---------|
            
```
Slide (/ or \):
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
```
G|-------------------|
D|-------5/7---------|
            
```

3. Advanced Techniques

Bend (b): Push the string up or down to raise the pitch. Example: G|-------7b9---------|
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Slap (s): Strike the string with the side of your thumb for a percussive sound.
Pop (p): Pull the string away from the fretboard and let it snap back.

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